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According to reports in Italy, Diavolo CEO Adriano Galliani will next week sit down with the forward and his representative to discuss the 20-year-old's future at the club amidst talk of a possible move to Manchester City or Fiorentina.

Vierchowod claims the striker should be shown greater respect for the way in which he carried the Rossoneri attack during the first half of last season.

"He pulled the wagon when the team was at the bottom of the standings," the former Rossoneri defender told Tuttosport.

"Now everyone is praising Balotelli but he only came in January, when the Rossoneri were already rising thanks to goals from El Shaarawy.

"The club should have better appreciated this player, who was essential for so many months.

"At this time, he deserves more respect. Instead, he seems to have been a bit forgotten because of this dip in form."

El Shaarawy netted 16 times in Serie A last season, but only once following the signing of Balotelli from City.